Spotted ephedra (Ephedra maculata)

斑子麻黄bān zǐ má huángBanzimahuang

Ephedra maculata · Plant

Ephedra, standing in for Ephedra maculata
This photo shows Ephedra, not Ephedra maculata: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains ephedrine; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Spotted ephedra for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Cold SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Spotted ephedra does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory AsthmaBenefit Stimulant

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ephedra maculata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Asthma0 records
  • Benefit Stimulant0 records
  • Cold Syndrome0 records
  • Swelling Syndrome0 records